Do like this: Print and cut out the template. Place the template parts on the cardstock of you choice, trace around the template with a pencil and cut out all the parts. Score along the dotted lines with a bone folder for a pretty fold. Make a small hole in the back with a hole punch.

Fold along the scored lines and add double sided adhesive tape to all ten tabs.

Remove the backing paper from the tape and start assembling your birdhouse. Start by attaching the back and front panels to the long piece that forms the sides and bottom.

Finish by taping the roof in place.

Cut a piece of paper straw and secure it with glue below the birdhouse opening. Allow to dry.

Do like this:1. Print the template on plain printer paper (landscape). 2.Cut out the template. 3.Place the template on top of a sheet of white cardstock. I used Bazzill canvas cardstock, which has a nice canvas-like structure. 4.Cut through the cardstock along the edges of the template and cut out the windows and the door. Use a hobby knife and a steel ruler to get fine, straight lines. 5. Peel away any excess cardstock. 6. Notch along the dashed lines with a bone folder or the blunt side of a table knife. 7. Cut pieces of double-sided tape and attach to the tabs. 8. Glue pieces of colored tissue paper to the inside of the house. Cover some or all of the windows. 9. Fold at the scored lines, remove the backing paper from the tape and assemble the house. It’s easiest to do this in the order in which the tabs are numbered. 10. Light up the house by placing it on top of a battery operated tea light and your first house is ready!

Observera som sagt att du endast kan använda batteridrivna värmeljus i dessa ljushus. Husen skapar julstämning i all sin enkelhet men den som önskar kan även måla utsidan som t ex pepparkakshus innan montering.
————-It’s important that you use only battery operated tea lights inside these paper houses. The houses will create a Christmas spirit in all its simplicity but if you wish you can paint the outside to look like for a example a gingerbread house, before mounting.

Do like this: Open Silhouette Studio. Enter your text in the font and size you want. I chose a font called Pacifico.

Click on Cut Settings and select Cut Edge. The Cameo will thus cut the outer contour, which is especially important if you choose a font where the letters overlap. Select Material Type: Vinyl. Double-click on the text Vinyl to view the settings. Note how the blade (Silhouette Ratchet Blade) should be set and turn the blade to match the same number in the cutting machine.

Feed the vinyl into your Silhouette Cameo or Silhouette Portrait. I recommend do a “Test Cut” first, because the knife’s settings may need some adjusting depending on sharp/new your knife is and on the brad of the vinyl you are using. The knife is supposed to cut through the vinyl but not the backing paper.

When the machine has finished cutting, remove the vinyl and remove all excess vinyl around the text, but leave the text itself on the backing paper. When removing small pieces of vinyl, it’s easier if you use a Silhouette hook. Cut a piece of application tape (it makes it easier to transfer the text to the surface of your choice) and place the tape over the text. Smooth out any air bubbles with a plastic scraper. Trim around the text but leve some margin. Now it’s time to place the text where you want it.

När taket och golvet var klätt så fortsatte jag med väggarna. Jag lät “taken” i rummen vara vita (som i ett riktigt dockhus) och tapetserade med självhäftande tyg och washipapper, som finns i praktiska A4-ark och inte bara på rulle. Självhäftande ark är enkla att jobba med. Mät upp hur stor bit du behöver för att täcka ytan, klipp i washipappret/tyget i rätt mått, dra bort skyddspappret från baksidan och fäst mot underlaget, i det här fallet “väggarna”. Du kan även täcka burkar, ljuslyktor och annat med washipapper och självhäftande tyg. Jag kommer visa lite tips på det framöver.
———–After covering the roof and floor I continued with the walls. I let the ceilings stay white (as in a regular dollhouse) and papered the walls with self-adhesive fabric and washi paper, which is available in practical A4 sheets and not just only on a roll. Self-adhesive sheets are easy to work with. Measure what size you need to cover the area, cut the washipaper/fabric in the right size, remove the protective paper from the back and attach to the surface, in this case the “walls”. You can also use self-adhesive fabric and washi paper to cover jars, votives and much more. I will show you some more ideas later on.

Nu har min dotters miniatyrdjur flyttat in i minidockhuset och vi har börjat spåna på hur vi ska göra lite egna möbler – kanske blir det ett bord av en liten trådrulle, en säng av en gammal tändsticksask och lite tavlor på väggarna. Rummen är 3,3 cm djupa och 5,5 cm höga så man får tänka riktigt smått…
———–My daughter’s toy animals have had a chance to move in and we’re brainstorming on how to make some small furniture for the house – perhaps add a small table in the form of a wooden spool, make a bed out of an old matchbox and put some paintings on the wall. The “rooms” are about 3.3 cm (1.3 inch) deep and 5.5 cm (2.2 inch) high, so we have to think really small…

Högst upp i förgrunden skymtar ni en av de luftballonger jag gjorde av rislampor i vintras – ett av de roligaste pyssel jag gjort och jag blir glad varje gång jag ser dem.
———In the top picture above you can spot one of the hot air balloons I made out of paper lanterns last winter – one of the most fun crafts I’ve made and I get happy every time I see them.

När hade monterat upp min hålvägg/pegboard så kändes väggen till vänster lite tom. På byggvaruhuset föll mina ögon på ett armeringsnät som ut att vara i rätt storlek och till en rimlig kostnad (jag betalade 50 kr) vilket resulterade i ett spontanköp. Jag spray-målade armeringsnätet vitt innan jag fäste det i väggen med fyra krokar, en i varje hörn.
———-After mounting my pegboard I felt that the other wall looked kind of empty. I found a piece of steel mesh at the hardware store that seemed to be the right size and was affordable and so I brought it home with me. I spray painted the steel mesh before I mounted it to the wall using four hooks, on in each corner.

Apropå adventskalendrar så tänkte jag visa er en annan variant som man enkelt kan göra själv. Inspiration till denna hittade jag hos den franska bloggen MonkeyChoo. Jag har vikt små papperspåsar till formen av hus som jag sedan dekorerat, alla på olika sätt.
————-Speaking of Christmas calendars I thought I’d show you another version that you can easily make yourself. I found inspiration for these house shaped favor bags over at the French blog MonkeyChoo. I used small paper bags, folded them in the shape of houses and decorated each one of them differently.